A biochemical profile for predicting the chronic exposure of sheep to Microscystis aeruginosa, an hepatotoxic species of blue-green alga |
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| Authors: | CR Carbis JA Simons GF Mitchell JW Anderson I McCauley |
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| Institution: | a La Trobe University, Department of Botany, Plenty Road Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia;b Victorian Institute of Animal Science, 475–485 Mickleham Road, Attwood, Victoria 3049, Australia;c Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, PO Box 74, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Sheep which grazed on the shoreline of a freshwater lake which had a toxic bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa were studied for evidence of chronic poisoning, and a serum biochemical profile was developed to indicate sub-lethal, chronic poisoning in the sheep which had been exposed to microcystins. The profile included measurements of glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), γ-glutamyl transferase (γGT), bile acids, bilirubin and albumin. Of 18 sheep which were exposed to M aeruginosa for more than three months, 100 per cent had high serum concentrations of bile acids, 94 per cent had high activities of gldh and γgt, 83 per cent had high bilirubin and 72 per cent had low albumin concentrations compared with the median values of unexposed animals. Other sheep which were exposed for shorter periods, showed evidence of hepatic injury after one week of exposure. The majority of the sheep showed no preference for an alternative, uncontaminated source of water. |
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